Colon Cleanse

Cassandra7 said...
Hi, I am about to have three colon hydrotherapy(mon, tues and wed) sessions as bowel prep for a colonoscopy on thursday. Any advice.

I am so excited for you!!!  You are going to be amazed at how great you feel after your treatments.

Advice?  RELAX!  I was so stressed the first time I went, I took my psychotherapist with me!  There was no need for me to be so worried as there was no more discomfort than one experiences during a BM. 

I can't wait to hear how you did.  I always felt like a new woman when I walked out of my treatments!  Good luck and let us know!

Cassandra7 said...
I had my first session last night, but it was a bit of a disaster because the hose didn't work and the water she put in came out all over the table so she told me to go to the bathroom, but failed to tell me how long I should be in there so I left too soon and got water all over the place. I also was quite bloated for a couple of hours afterwards and a bit nauseated.

Tonight I have the instructor so it probably will be better and I am hoping I will get that great feeling. My main concern is getting cleaned out enough for the colonoscopy.

OMG!  I have never heard of such a disaster!  You did say your doc recommended this place, right?  It is a licensced clinic with licensced professionals?  How awful for you!  I pray you have a better experience tonight!  Let us know!

I am in shock a doctor, reputable at that, would suggest a colon cleanse like this. I've had 7 colonoscopies, 2 major colon surgeries - that is a total of 9 colon preps. None of them suggested a colon cleanse! My surgeries required a 2 day liquid diet, first day all liquids, second day liquids but 2 bowel preps/laxatives beginning at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Cit Mag or Fleet's Phos. Soda). The colonoscopies required 1 day liquid diets (but truthfully I ate light 2 days prior to my procedure) with Fleet's at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Followed by 1 or 2 Fleet's Enemas! Which of course I didn't do, b/c anytime I do an enema it kicks my colon muscles into high gear and I'd never be able to leave home, even though at this point it would be water coming out. The cramping would be awful! But never has any of my doctors and/or nurses suggested a colon cleanse.

There seems to be two camps on this debate - the medical community (where I put most of my trust) and the homeopathic/hollistic/fix all/pop an herbal pill camp.

You could not pay me to to do a colon cleanse!

I would highly suggest having your doctor's credidentials checked out.

I guess I missed that important detail - I've known plenty of relatives/friends and medical board patients who have gone thru colonoscopy bowel preps and I honestly cannot recall one single person stating they were instructed to get a colon cleanse, instead of the usual bowel laxative preps (Fleet's, CitMag, GoLytyly, the 40+ pill laxative options, etc.).

Okay I'm done. I would be sorely tempted to cancel a colonoscopy with this doctor and look for one who would prescribe the usual, typical, safe bowel preps!

I'm done...thanks for reading. Major red flags were going up with this colon cancer survivor! Sorry if I offended you but I was alarmed reading that your doctor recommended such a thing!

Post Edited (Marsky) : 8/22/2007 7:05:23 AM (GMT-6)

Marsky said...
I am in shock a doctor, reputable at that, would suggest a colon cleanse like this. I've had 7 colonoscopies, 2 major colon surgeries - that is a total of 9 colon preps. None of them suggested a colon cleanse! My surgeries required a 2 day liquid diet, first day all liquids, second day liquids but 2 bowel preps/laxatives beginning at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Cit Mag or Fleet's Phos. Soda). The colonoscopies required 1 day liquid diets (but truthfully I ate light 2 days prior to my procedure) with Fleet's at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Followed by 1 or 2 Fleet's Enemas! Which of course I didn't do, b/c anytime I do an enema it kicks my colon muscles into high gear and I'd never be able to leave home, even though at this point it would be water coming out. The cramping would be awful! But never has any of my doctors and/or nurses suggested a colon cleanse.

There seems to be two camps on this debate - the medical community (where I put most of my trust) and the homeopathic/hollistic/fix all/pop an herbal pill camp.

You could not pay me to to do a colon cleanse!

I would highly suggest having your doctor's credidentials checked out.

I guess I missed that important detail - I've known plenty of relatives/friends and medical board patients who have gone thru colonoscopy bowel preps and I honestly cannot recall one single person stating they were instructed to get a colon cleanse, instead of the usual bowel laxative preps (Fleet's, CitMag, GoLytyly, the 40+ pill laxative options, etc.).

Okay I'm done. I would be sorely tempted to cancel a colonoscopy with this doctor and look for one who would prescribe the usual, typical, safe bowel preps!

I'm done...thanks for reading. Major red flags were going up with this colon cancer survivor! Sorry if I offended you but I was alarmed reading that your doctor recommended such a thing!

My doc did and he is the pre-eminent medical authority in Seattle on GI problems. 

Let's be clear.  This is NOT a colon "cleanse" product.  Colon hydrotherapy is completely natural and nothing more than a deep enema administered by a licensed practitioner.  Laxatives preps, especially for folks who suffer from IBS C, are very often too harsh on the system (as you yourself mentioned) and frequently don't do the job completely.  I have known a few folks who have done the recommended fleet route only to find that after 2 days of fasting and pooping, their colons were still not empty enough for the colonoscopy.  Colon hydrotherapy is a less invasive, less artificially stimulating, less traumatic way to effectively clean out the bowel.  More and more medical doctors are recognizing the benefits of this treatment.

As someone who has struggled with IBS for 20 years, I can only say the western medicine and doctors have done nothing for my condition other than diagnose it and give me meds that have ultimately made my symptoms worse.  I have very little faith left in their opinions.  The last time I felt optimistic about something a GI doc had to offer was when Zelnorm came onto the market.  Well, we all know what happened to that!

thanks to gustastraphe for reassuring me that I am doing the right thing for ME. I'm glad to hear your dr. suggested it. Cassandra7

I had my colonoscopy today and everything went well and I have a clean and healthy colon. Thanks for the support. Cassandra7

Cassandra7 said...
I had my colonoscopy today and everything went well and I have a clean and healthy colon. Thanks for the support. Cassandra7

Good for you!  Glad to hear it!

I would take it a step down and try probiotics before a colon cleanser.  Probiotics will do the same thing, just not as sudden and severe, I take 1 tspn a day and it works wonders for me. In-Liven is organic so I don't have to worry about side effects or drugs.

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